Besiktas coach Slaven Bilic fully expects Arsenal to have shaken off their sluggish start to the new domestic season when they clash in the first leg of a crunch Champions League play-off at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger admitted his men lacked their usual fluency against Crystal Palace on Saturday, when they came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory through Aaron Ramsey's stoppage-time goal.

Arsenal are still missing World Cup winning trio Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski while £30million summer-signing Alexis Sanchez showed glimpses of his potential on a first foray into the hustle-and-bustle of English football.

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Gameplan: Slaven Bilic is wary of Arsenal ahead of their Champions League qualifier against Besiktas

Former Everton and West Ham defender Bilic, however, knows just what Wenger's slick passing side are capable of.